Christian Cazares, Ph.D.
@fleabrained.bsky.social
Neuroscientist researching neurodevelopmental conditions | Postdoc | UC San Diego: Voytek / Salk Institute: Callaway Labs | DSPAN F99/K00 | San Diego IRACDA | BWFUND PDEP | UC San Diego Chancellor's Fellow | Co-founder of Colors of the Brain 501(c)(3)
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racist and classist policies**
Following Trump's DEI cuts, attendance has plunged at some conferences for scientists from underrepresented groups. The loss of federal support means fewer chances for people to network, share science, and develop new career paths.
Still, attendees say "the sense of solidarity remains strong".
Still, attendees say "the sense of solidarity remains strong".
‘Anti-woke’ policies blamed for falling attendance at some US conferences
Scientific meetings that support Black, Latino and Indigenous researchers are grappling with funding cuts and other restrictions.
www.nature.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:50 PM
racist and classist policies**
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A mother and her 15 year old autistic son are reunited after nearly 50 days apart.
Emmanuel Garcia went missing, and rather than check missing person’s reports, Houston PD called ICE.
ICE sent him to the Office of Refugee Resettlement and his mom has been fighting to get him back ever since.
Emmanuel Garcia went missing, and rather than check missing person’s reports, Houston PD called ICE.
ICE sent him to the Office of Refugee Resettlement and his mom has been fighting to get him back ever since.
November 24, 2025 at 3:41 AM
A mother and her 15 year old autistic son are reunited after nearly 50 days apart.
Emmanuel Garcia went missing, and rather than check missing person’s reports, Houston PD called ICE.
ICE sent him to the Office of Refugee Resettlement and his mom has been fighting to get him back ever since.
Emmanuel Garcia went missing, and rather than check missing person’s reports, Houston PD called ICE.
ICE sent him to the Office of Refugee Resettlement and his mom has been fighting to get him back ever since.
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Racial profiling is all they do. Lawless.
November 22, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Racial profiling is all they do. Lawless.
imposter syndrome hitting hard these last few months, lots of failed experiments and feeling like I am not making progress in my main project, is pretty conflicting with getting these 'rising star' awards 😅
November 21, 2025 at 6:31 PM
imposter syndrome hitting hard these last few months, lots of failed experiments and feeling like I am not making progress in my main project, is pretty conflicting with getting these 'rising star' awards 😅
another thing I got to enjoy this SfN was serving as a panelist for the We Adapt, We ENDURE symposium at UC San Diego, also with my friend Julia!
November 21, 2025 at 5:35 PM
another thing I got to enjoy this SfN was serving as a panelist for the We Adapt, We ENDURE symposium at UC San Diego, also with my friend Julia!
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If you are attending #ABRCMS and want to learn more about mitochondrial metabolism in liver cancer, go and check out Nimo Abdi's poster today at 2:45 pm CT! She is amazing! Her poster number is D-001. @rutterlab.bsky.social @uofubiochem.bsky.social
November 21, 2025 at 3:35 PM
If you are attending #ABRCMS and want to learn more about mitochondrial metabolism in liver cancer, go and check out Nimo Abdi's poster today at 2:45 pm CT! She is amazing! Her poster number is D-001. @rutterlab.bsky.social @uofubiochem.bsky.social
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We are SO excited to be at #ABRCMS2025! There are a few opportunities to hear from my lab. Nicole is applying to graduate school and Lesley to medical school, and both have been excellent additions to my lab! Come see their posters today!
November 20, 2025 at 1:51 PM
We are SO excited to be at #ABRCMS2025! There are a few opportunities to hear from my lab. Nicole is applying to graduate school and Lesley to medical school, and both have been excellent additions to my lab! Come see their posters today!
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Today is November 20, which marks the start of the Mexican revolution in 1910. Francisco I. Madero launched a rebellion against the dictatorship of Don Porfirio Díaz, which was followed by a decade of violence and a new constitution.
November 20, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Today is November 20, which marks the start of the Mexican revolution in 1910. Francisco I. Madero launched a rebellion against the dictatorship of Don Porfirio Díaz, which was followed by a decade of violence and a new constitution.
at ABRCMS 2025? Stop by our Colors of the Brain scholar posters!
November 20, 2025 at 3:29 PM
at ABRCMS 2025? Stop by our Colors of the Brain scholar posters!
Colors of the Brain reunion at Society for Neuroscience! Scholars, alumn, mentors and leadership from our last 9 years as an organization !
November 19, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Colors of the Brain reunion at Society for Neuroscience! Scholars, alumn, mentors and leadership from our last 9 years as an organization !
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These 2 UC President’s Fellows just learned that our hiring incentive is not going to be defunded….for now!
UCs, please hire us for faculty positions ASAP haha!!!
(But seriously if you’re at #sfn25 , let’s chat 😌)
UCs, please hire us for faculty positions ASAP haha!!!
(But seriously if you’re at #sfn25 , let’s chat 😌)
November 19, 2025 at 1:28 AM
These 2 UC President’s Fellows just learned that our hiring incentive is not going to be defunded….for now!
UCs, please hire us for faculty positions ASAP haha!!!
(But seriously if you’re at #sfn25 , let’s chat 😌)
UCs, please hire us for faculty positions ASAP haha!!!
(But seriously if you’re at #sfn25 , let’s chat 😌)
ripping packs at the glia social last night
November 19, 2025 at 1:07 AM
ripping packs at the glia social last night
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WE JUST KEEP WINNING. (UC President's Postdoctoral Fellowship Program RESTORED!!!!)
![On official UC letterhead:
UNIVERSITY
OF
CALIFORNIA
James B. Milliken President
Office of the President
1111 Franklin Street Oakland, CA 94607
universityofcalifornia.edu
CAMPUSES Berkeley
Davis
Irvine
UCLA
Merced
Riverside San Diego San Francisco
Santa Barbara Santa Cruz
MEDICAL CENTERS
Davis
Irvine
UCLA
San Diego
San Francisco
NATIONAL LABORATORIES Lawrence Berkeley Lawrence Livermore Los Alamos
DIVISION OF AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES
November 18, 2025
Dear Chancellors:
I'm writing with regard to the President's Postdoctoral Fellowship Program (PPFP) and the program's associated faculty hiring incentive.
As you know, for more than 40 years, PPFP has provided postdoctoral research fellowships, professional development, and faculty mentoring to scholars in all fields whose research, teaching, and service advance the academic and research missions of the University of California.
Since 2003, UC campuses that hire current and former PPFP fellows into ladder-rank positions have been eligible for a hiring incentive funded by the University that provides support for newly hired fellows for five years. Since the creation of the incentive, more than $162 million has been invested by the University to support PPFP faculty hires. This commitment has enabled our campuses to successfully recruit and retain outstanding faculty across a range of disciplines.
Given the myriad challenges currently facing UC - including disruptions to billions of dollars in annual federal support, as well as uncertainty around the state budget- reasonable questions were raised in recent months about whether the University could maintain the commitment to current levels of incentive funding. After considering a recommendation to sunset the incentive program due to these significant fiscal constraints, I consulted with all of you as well as faculty and campus academic administrators and systemwide Academic Senate leadership.
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November 18, 2025 at 10:34 PM
WE JUST KEEP WINNING. (UC President's Postdoctoral Fellowship Program RESTORED!!!!)
NN5 for @maribel-patino.bsky.social 's poster today 1-5!
November 16, 2025 at 9:14 PM
NN5 for @maribel-patino.bsky.social 's poster today 1-5!
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En un excelente panel sobre neurociencia en español en #sfn25. Felicitaciones a @fleabrained.bsky.social por organizar esta sesión. Acaba de empezar así que tienen chance de sumarse si quieren ideas y consejos de cómo comunicar ciencia en español. #Scicomm #YCAalumni
November 16, 2025 at 5:26 PM
En un excelente panel sobre neurociencia en español en #sfn25. Felicitaciones a @fleabrained.bsky.social por organizar esta sesión. Acaba de empezar así que tienen chance de sumarse si quieren ideas y consejos de cómo comunicar ciencia en español. #Scicomm #YCAalumni
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#SfN25 is here!!! I am looking forward to giving a talk in the ‘Astrocytes in neuronal function and dysfunction’ nanosymposium on Monday afternoon, come by!
November 15, 2025 at 8:58 PM
#SfN25 is here!!! I am looking forward to giving a talk in the ‘Astrocytes in neuronal function and dysfunction’ nanosymposium on Monday afternoon, come by!
Thank you, @thetransmitter.bsky.social , for naming me a Rising Star of Neuroscience and special thanks to those who nominated me ! see ya at the @simonsfoundation.org social! www.thetransmitter.org/early-career...
The Transmitter’s Rising Stars of Neuroscience 2025
We recognize the outstanding achievements of 25 neuroscientists who stand to shape the field for years to come.
www.thetransmitter.org
November 15, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Thank you, @thetransmitter.bsky.social , for naming me a Rising Star of Neuroscience and special thanks to those who nominated me ! see ya at the @simonsfoundation.org social! www.thetransmitter.org/early-career...
paying 3.5k in import export duties for a neuropixels shipment 🥲
November 14, 2025 at 5:31 PM
paying 3.5k in import export duties for a neuropixels shipment 🥲
the weather is going to be ass during sfn im so sorry yall
November 14, 2025 at 5:06 PM
the weather is going to be ass during sfn im so sorry yall
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“The prohibited activities would include joint research, co-authorship on papers, and advising a foreign graduate student or postdoctoral fellow. The language is retroactive, meaning any interactions during the previous 5 years could make a scientist ineligible for future federal funding.”
U.S. Congress considers sweeping ban on Chinese collaborations
Researchers speak out against proposal that would bar funding for U.S. scientists working with Chinese partners or training Chinese students
www.science.org
November 14, 2025 at 1:03 AM
“The prohibited activities would include joint research, co-authorship on papers, and advising a foreign graduate student or postdoctoral fellow. The language is retroactive, meaning any interactions during the previous 5 years could make a scientist ineligible for future federal funding.”
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I’ll be presenting my work on species-specific differences in neural population dynamics during singing, multi-region models of HVC and RA, and how population geometry and coupling relates to vocal flexibility. Come check it out Saturday from 1-5!
November 13, 2025 at 10:06 PM
I’ll be presenting my work on species-specific differences in neural population dynamics during singing, multi-region models of HVC and RA, and how population geometry and coupling relates to vocal flexibility. Come check it out Saturday from 1-5!
the mfers in charge are worse than cartoon villians
November 13, 2025 at 12:50 AM
the mfers in charge are worse than cartoon villians
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The Gowrishankar lab will be opening its doors @neuro_MUSC on Dec 1, 2025! We will be hiring at all levels. I will also be at @SfNtweets presenting my lab's vision on Wednesday, Nov 19, 8AM-12PM at poster board GG7. If you're interested, please reach out!
www.raajgowrishankarlab.org
www.raajgowrishankarlab.org
Gowrishankar Lab
www.raajgowrishankarlab.org
November 12, 2025 at 10:23 PM
The Gowrishankar lab will be opening its doors @neuro_MUSC on Dec 1, 2025! We will be hiring at all levels. I will also be at @SfNtweets presenting my lab's vision on Wednesday, Nov 19, 8AM-12PM at poster board GG7. If you're interested, please reach out!
www.raajgowrishankarlab.org
www.raajgowrishankarlab.org